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| DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon PowerShot S2 IS |
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| Product Type | Digital camera - compact |
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| Height | 7.8 cm |
| Width | 11.3 cm |
| Depth | 7.6 cm |
| Weight | 405 g |
| Digital Zoom | 4x |
| Optical Zoom | 12x |
| SENSOR Canon PowerShot S2 IS |
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| Sensor Resolution | 5.0 Megapixel |
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| Optical Sensor Type | CCD |
| Total Pixels | 5,300,000 pixels |
| Effective Sensor Resolution | 5,000,000 pixels |
| Optical Sensor Size | 1/2.5" |
| Image Stabiliser | Optical |
| Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser | Yes |
| PROCESSOR Canon PowerShot S2 IS |
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| Image Processor | DIGIC II |
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| LENS Canon PowerShot S2 IS |
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| Type | Zoom lens - 12x zoom - 6 - 72 mm - f/2.7-3.5 |
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| Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera | 36 - 432mm |
| Focus Adjustment | Automatic, manual |
| Min Focus Distance | 48.8 cm |
| Macro Focus Range | 0-50cm |
| Zoom Adjustment | Motorised drive |
| Lens Construction | 9 groups / 11 elements |
| Features | UD glass, Ultrasonic Motor (USM), aspherical lens |
| FOCUSING Canon PowerShot S2 IS |
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| Auto Focus | TTL contrast detection |
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| AE/AF Control | FlexiZone |
| VIEWFINDER Canon PowerShot S2 IS |
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| Viewfinder Type | Built-in - electronic |
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| Viewfinder Colour Support | Colour |
| Viewfinder Diagonal Size | 0.33" |
| Viewfinder Resolution | 115,000 pixels |
| Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage | 100% |
| Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range | -5.5 to +1.5 |
| EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon PowerShot S2 IS |
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| ISO (Max) | 400 |
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| Light Sensitivity | ISO 100, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 50, ISO auto |
| Exposure Metering | Evaluative, spot AF area, centre-weighted, spot |
| Exposure Modes | Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority |
| Bracketing Modes | Focus bracketing |
| Shooting Programs | Landscape, portrait mode, stitch assist, fireworks, night scene, indoor, foliage, beach, night snapshot, snow |
| Special Effects | Black & White, Sepia, Saturation, Neutral, Contrast compensation, Low Sharpening, Vivid, Custom Effect |
| White Balance | Custom, automatic, presets |
| White Balance Presets | Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, fluorescent light (daylight) |
| Max Shutter Speed | 1/3200 sec |
| Min Shutter Speed | 15 sec |
| Exposure Compensation | ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps |
| Auto Exposure Bracketing | 3 steps in 1/3 EV step |
| X-sync Speed | 1/500 sec |
| DISPLAY Canon PowerShot S2 IS |
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| Type | 1.8" LCD display |
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| Display Format | 115,000 pixels |
| Display Form Factor | Rotating |
| Display Features | Display brightness control |
| FLASH Canon PowerShot S2 IS |
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| Camera Flash | Pop-up flash |
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| Flash Modes | Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction |
| Red-Eye Reduction | Yes |
| Features | AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation |
| Effective Flash Range | 0.7 m - 5.2 m |
| VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon PowerShot S2 IS |
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| Digital Video Format | AVI |
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| Image Recording Format | JPEG |
| Microphone Operation Mode | Stereo |
| MEMORY Canon PowerShot S2 IS |
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| Memory Card Slot | SD card |
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| Supported Memory Cards | SD Memory Card |
| Memory Card | 16 MB SD |
| Image Storage |
Super-fine JPEG 2592 x 1944 Fine JPEG 2592 x 1944 Normal JPEG 2592 x 1944 Super-fine JPEG 2048 x 1536 Fine JPEG 2048 x 1536 Normal JPEG 2048 x 1536 Super-fine JPEG 1600 x 1200 Fine JPEG 1600 x 1200 Normal JPEG 1600 x 1200 Super-fine JPEG 640 x 480 Fine JPEG 640 x 480 Normal JPEG 640 x 480 |
| Video Capture |
AVI - 640 x 480 - 30 fps AVI - 320 x 240 - 30 fps AVI - 640 x 480 - 15 fps AVI - 320 x 240 - 15 fps |
| BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon PowerShot S2 IS |
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| Battery Type | AA - Alkaline - standard form factor |
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| Details |
4 x AA alkaline battery (included) AA NiMH rechargeable battery (optional) |
| CONNECTIONS Canon PowerShot S2 IS |
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| Interface | Composite video, USB 2.0 |
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| Print Standard | Direct print, DPOF support, PictBridge support |
| System Requirements Details |
MacOS X 10.1.5 or later - 256 MB Windows 98SE/2000/ME - 500 MHz - 128 MB Windows XP - 500 MHz - 256 MB |
| Connector Type |
USB Composite video/audio output |
| FEATURES Canon PowerShot S2 IS |
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| Self-Timer Delay | 10 sec, 2sec |
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| Continuous Shooting Speed | 1.5 frames per second, 2.4 frames per second |
| Additional Features | Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital noise reduction, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock |
| OTHERS Canon PowerShot S2 IS |
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| Included Accessories | Lens cap, neck strap, USB cable, audio / video cable |
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| Software | Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ZoomBrowser EX, ArcSoft PhotoStudio, Canon ImageBrowser, Canon PhotoRecord |
| Max Operating Temperature | 40 °C |
| Min Operating Temperature | 0 °C |
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